Southern Copper to extend Tia Maria ‘pause’
Peru’s mining and energy minister said that Southern Copper will postpone construction of the controversial…
10 years ago
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Banking authority sells off mismanaged Ica bank
For the first time in the institution’s history, Peru’s banking authority seized and auctioned off…
10 years ago
Belaunde commission to investigate Nadine Heredia
Peru’s congressional commission charged with investigating the influence network of jailed political racketeer Martin Belaunde…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
As prosecutors investigate Oviedo, Lambayeque protests continue
As prosecutors announced an investigation into Grupo Oviedo’s management of a Lambayeque sugar company, hundreds of…
10 years ago
Ayacucho governor sentenced to five years in prison
Ayacucho governor Wilfredo Oscorima was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for embezzlement and…
10 years ago
New nuevo sol coin commemorates Moquegua architecture
Peru’s central bank put into circulation today a new nuevo sol coin which features architecture…
10 years ago
Former justice minister elected to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Former justice minister Francisco Eguiguren was elected as one of seven members on the Inter-American…
10 years ago
Peru’s middle class slightly smaller from four years ago
Peru’s middle class is slightly smaller today than it was in 2011 according to a…
10 years ago
Suspended congressman delays Yovera expulsion
The vote to expel congressman Alejandro Yovera, which the opposition has demanded before debating presidential decree powers,…
10 years ago
First lady drags Humala to new public approval low
Public approval for President Ollanta Humala fell to a record low this month as first…
10 years ago
Mario Vargas Llosa leaves wife for Isabel Preysler
Peruvian author and columnist Mario Vargas Llosa has separated from his longtime wife Patricia Llosa.…
10 years ago
Belaunde commission to investigate Cusco, Junin, Madre de Dios governors
The congressional commission charged with investigating the alleged corruption network of Martin Belaunde has included…
10 years ago
City takes public space back from downtown businesses
The city of Lima demolished fences, gates and walls on Avenida Argentina on Wednesday in…
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