Tag: Peru

Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Keiko Fujimori out of prison struggling to recover her party's position as leader of the Peruvian opposition

Peruvian opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, who was released from prison on Friday, grew up during her father Alberto Fujimori's deeply divisive reign as president from 1990 to 2000. Keiko, now 44, sided with her father when her mother Susana Higuchi accused Alberto's men of torturing her and divorced him in 1994. Keiko Fujimori took over first lady duties at the age of just 19.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Peru says the country is ready to responsibly begin mining uranium

A representative from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines said this weekend that the country is ready to start mining uranium in the southern Puno region. During a workshop on uranium mining targeted at public service personnel, Martha Vásquez, head of the Mining Management Division at the ministry, said that the country is well-equipped to responsibly exploit the radioactive mineral.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori released by Peru's Constitutional Court

Peru's Constitutional Court on Monday ordered the release of opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, after more than a year of pre-trial detention. Fujimori, 44, has been held since October last year pending her trial in a corruption case linked to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 07:56 UTC
Copa Libertadores final moved to Lima from Santiago because of the social unrest in Chile

The Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and River Plate has been moved to Lima in Peru from Santiago due to the continuing unrest in the Chilean capital, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) announced.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Peruvian vice-president resigns as interim president and supports general election

Peru's vice-president has resigned from her post after declining the opposition's nomination to be interim leader, saying she hoped it would pave the way for a new general election. Mercedes Aráoz said the “constitutional order had broken” and that the country faced a “grave institutional crisis”.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:54 UTC
OAS General Secretariat statement on the situation in Peru

It is the political responsibility of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS / OAS) to ensure compliance with the effective exercise of representative democracy as the basis of the rule of law and constitutional regimes.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Delta Air Lines buys a 20% stake in LATAM Group for US$ 1.9bn

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would buy a 20% stake in LATAM Airlines Group for US$1.9 billion, creating a major new airline partnership and ending the Chilean carrier's ties with American Airlines.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
UK biggest foreign investor in Peru, underlines Ambassador Harrisson

Britain's Ambassador to Peru Kate Harrisson Thursday highlighted that the United Kingdom is currently the biggest foreign investor in the Andean country, thanks to the sizeable mining projects currently under way.
Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 22:03 UTC
Peru's highest court halved detention of Keiko Fujimori: she should be out in April

Peru's Supreme Court halved the pre-trial detention of Keiko Fujimori, paving the way for the opposition leader to leave jail in April of next year. Fujimori, 44, was ordered held for 36 months last October in a corruption case linked to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Friday, September 13th 2019 - 11:56 UTC
Following a US judge decision to keep a Peruvian ex president in jail, the former ex first lady is dragged out of the courtroom

A former Peruvian first lady was dragged out of a courtroom in San Francisco on Thursday as she cursed a judge's decision to keep her husband, ex-president Alejandro Toledo, in jail pending extradition proceedings.