Tag: Peru

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 18:15 UTC

  Deadly conflict challenges Peruvian president Humala fragile mining policy

  

  Peru declared a state of emergency in an area of the northern Andes after three people died in clashes between police and opponents of Newmont Mining Corp. 4.8 billion dollars Minas Conga project.

• Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:45 UTC

  Unasur suspends Paraguay; names Peru at the group’s pro-tempore presidency

  

  Unasur, Union of South American nations on Friday suspended Paraguay from the group following the ouster of the country's former president, Fernando Lugo. The decision was adopted at an extraordinary meeting in Mendoza, Argentina where earlier in the day Mercosur members adopted a similar measure.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 07:32 UTC

  Peru announces 28bn dollars in mining projects despite growing social unrest

  

  The Peruvian government has approved private mining projects worth 28 billion dollars out of 52 billion dollars of projects planned over the next five years, Peru's Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Merino said.

• Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:45 UTC

  Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico seal the Pacific Alliance for economic integration

  

  Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico signed an accord Wednesday creating the Pacific Alliance to more deeply integrate their economies, and develop new trade links with the Asia-Pacific region.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 04:13 UTC

  Fitch: Chile, Peru best prepared for downturn of global economy; Argentina and Venezuela most vulnerable

  

  Chile and Peru are best positioned in Latin America to withstand a downturn in the global economy and a drop in commodity prices, while Argentina and Venezuela are the most vulnerable to any turmoil, according to a senior official from Fitch Ratings.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2012 - 03:50 UTC

  Mining conflict in Peru escalates and will force Humala to take sides

  

  Hundreds of Peruvians marched in support of the country's biggest-ever mining project, a day after the government implemented emergency powers to control an anti-mining protest in the South that turned deadly.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2012 - 05:59 UTC

  Peruvian government fights anti-Xstrata mine protestors: 2 dead and 50 injured

  

  Two people were killed and 50 were injured in protests against Xstrata's Peruvian copper mine Tintaya on Monday, prompting the government to suspend freedom of assembly in a bid to break roadblocks isolating the mine.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 08:01 UTC

  Anti-tank mine in Chile/Peru border blows up taxi; the two countries pledge closer cooperation

  

  The president of the Chilean Lower House Foreign Affairs committee, Jorge Tarud said on Sunday that Chile is fully complying with the Ottawa Convention and with the timetable to finish de-mining tasks along the Peruvian border.

• Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 16:31 UTC

  Despite Peruvian government report controversy over mysterious death of dolphins continues

  

  The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off.

• Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 04:59 UTC

  Peruvian president expected in Chile for historic visit, but details are pending

  

  The trip of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala to Chile next month to attend the Pacific Alliance summit is subject to an agreement on de-mining the shared border, announced on Wednesday from Lima Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo.