Tag: Pedro Castillo

Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC
OAS Chief says Peruvian President determined to fight corruption

Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday said in Lima that President Pedro Castillo was determined “to fight corruption”
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Scores of Peruvians demonstrate against President Castillo and call for his removal from office

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been under heavy criticism over the past few days as people are still trying to understand who the head of state's allies is.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 21:48 UTC
Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires “at least 40%” of the votes – 52 being the “magic number.”
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Peru's President not a stalwart of freedom of the press, Human Rights Watch claims

The Washington DC-based Human Rights Watch organization Wednesday said Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones undermined freedom of expression after the head of state threatened to withdraw all state advertising from media outlets.
Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Peru's President picks new Secretary of Government

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has appointed Carlos Jaico as Secretary of the Government Palace to replace Bruno Pacheco, who was forced to resign amid a series of corruption scandals for which he is now under investigation.
Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Castillo wants to sell Peru's presidential airplane

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday announced he would put the presidential aeroplane up for sale in a move towards financial austerity.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Peru's President open to more European, Chinese cooperation

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones told a European Union envoy Tuesday that his administration was offering right conditions for responsible investments in the country.
Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Peru's President seeks Congressional approval to travel to Bolivia

Just one day after Bolivia's ruling party Movement Towards Socialism was reported to have opened up an office in Peruvian territory, Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed the customary petition before Congress to be allowed to travel to La Paz, Oct. 30 to participate in the “Presidential and VI Binational Ministerial Cabinet Bolivia - Peru Meeting.”
Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Bolivia's ruling party sets up headquarters in Peru

Just a couple of days after Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones lost support from his Marxist Peru Libre party, which decided not to support his new cabinet, press reports have come out indicating former Bolivian President Evo Morales's Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) has set foot into the country and even has established its headquarters in Cusco.
Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Peru's ruling party diverts from proposed cabinet

The leader of Peru's ruling party Peru Libre, Vladimir Cerrón, Friday said he believed the proposed cabinet had changed course from the movement's original guidelines in an “undeniable political turn towards the centre-right, where the 'caviar' representatives increased.”