Tag: Peru

• Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:28 UTC

  Peru: Case against Castillo reopened despite immunity

  

  Peruvian judiciary authorities have launched the fifth active inquest into President Pedro Castillo Terrones' alleged involvement in acts of corruption, it was announced Friday in Lima, after Prosecutor Patricia Benavides reopened the case once opened by Zoraida Ávalos on the purchase of biodiesel from Heaven Petroleum.

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Peruvian Congress prevents the OAS General Assembly from being held for rejecting non-binary bathrooms

  

  The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) scheduled for October is at risk, as the Peruvian Congress insists on rejecting the installation of a “neutral” or non-binary restroom during the meeting, to be held in Lima, the capital of the country.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Cocaine production in Bolivia “stable,” US agency reports

  

  The United States' Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Thursday published a report thoroughly describing crops and distribution activities in Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  More tourists welcome at Machu Picchu to boost economic recovery

  

  Peruvian authorities Wednesday decided to increase by a third the capacity of the archeological Machu Picchu ruins to welcome visitors, in a move to help the site's recovery after years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing economic consequences.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Peru returns to blanket mandatory wearing of facemasks

  

  Peruvian health authorities Monday reinstated the mandatory wearing of facemasks both in indoor and outdoor settings in light of the fourth wave of COVID-19 hitting the country.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Peruvian President's sister-in-law linked to alleged corruption case

  

  Peruvian Prosecutors Monday announced the opening of a preliminary investigation that targets President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Jenifer Paredes, who was reported in a TV show aired Sunday as being involved in an alleged corruption scheme in a sanitation project in Cajamarca, the president's native region.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Peruvian Congress impeaches Interior Minister over inactions

  

  Peru's one-house Parliament has impeached Interior Minister Dimitri Senmache out of office by 78 votes to 29 against and 8 abstentions after he was accused of being politically responsible for the escape of the former Transport and Communications Minister Juan Silva.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Castillo resigns as member of party that took him to Peru's presidency

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has resigned from Perú Libre, the party under which he ran for office and beat Keiko Fujimori's Fuerza Popular in last year's runoff. Castillo's enrolment as a party member dated from Sept. 30, 2020.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Peru's President wanted out of the political party that took him to the job

  

  After winning the presidential runoff over Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been accused by his Peru Libre political force of having broken party unity and applying neoliberal policies at odds with the group's leftist stance.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 08:39 UTC

  Peru eliminated from Qatar football World Cup

  

  Australia beat Peru 5-4 on penalties to advance to the football World Cup finals later this year after a goalless draw.