Peru’s Cordillera Blanca rapidly melting, threatens ecosystem
A warming process in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca – the Andean country’s most important glacier system – is causing ice and snow to melt at an accelerated rate, jeopardizing ecosystems, water supplies and the safety of Peruvians in the region, the country's main water authority reiterated this week.. […]Feature - Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009
Barbara Fraser Interviews director of El Instituto del Bien Común: background of Indigenous unrest
Video - Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009
54 children dead in Puno because of extreme cold front
Climate change continues to wreck havoc in Peru’s southern Altiplano, where the arrival of freezing temperatures since March — almost three months earlier than usual — have killed more than 237 children.
The extreme cold – which has brought snow, hail, low temperatures and strong winds – has claimed the lives of 237 children so far [...]
Climate Change, Environment, Health Care - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Peru reopens bonds due in 2025 to repay debt owed to Paris Club creditors
Peru has reopened its global dollar bonds due in 2025 to repay a debt owed to its Paris Club creditors, an informal group of financial officials from 19 of the world’s richest countries, reported Peru’s Finance Ministry on Monday.
The bonds – expected to yield 7 percent, or $1 billion – will be used to repay [...]
Feature - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Peru moves up mid-term vacation for public schools in response to swine flu spread
Peruvian Education Minister Antonio Chang announced Thursday that Peru’s public school children will start their mid-year vacations two weeks early in an attempt to stem the spread of AH1N1 flu virus.
Schools will let out from July 15-31, and resume earlier than usual in August to make up for lost classroom time.
The virus is currently “in [...]
Health Care - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Number of social conflicts reaches year-high in June
Social conflicts in Peru have shot up from 132 in March 2008 to 273 this past month, daily El Comercio reported Wednesday.
Of the 273 social conflicts tracked last month, more than half were related to environmental concerns and 83 percent are still active, said Peru’s Ombudswoman, Beatriz Merino.
Last month’s most heated and severe conflict occurred [...]
Business, Energy, Environment, Law & Justice, Lima, Politics, Provinces - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Peru’s García meets with Chinese Vice-President Liu Yunshan
Peru President Alan García, who has repeatedly said that Peru is “a victim of international communism,” met Monday with Chinese Vice-President and the head of the Communist Party’s Propaganda Department, Liu Yunshan.
“President García was very sincere and friendly,” said Liu, one of 24 members of the Politburo, the most influential group of politicians in the [...]
Business, Commerce, Lima, Politics - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Peru’s Romulo “the rat” León moved from jail to house arrest
Peru’s once-Most Wanted man, Romulo “the rat” León Alegría, was released from jail on Monday, after a local court ruled that he could be put under house arrest.
On June 2, 2009, Lima’s Third Penal Court reverted León’s sentence from jail detention to home confinement. The controversial decision sparked immediate criticism from across Peru’s political spectrum, [...]
Business, Corruption, Crime, Energy, Law & Justice, Lima, Politics - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Peru ranks 28th on New Economics Foundation’s “Happy Planet Index”
The New Economics Foundation’s second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which nations deliver long and happy lives for their citizens – the “Happy Planet Index” – has ranked Peru as the world’s 28th “greenest and happiest” country.
The index, which is based on improved data for 143 countries around the world, shows that globally, [...]
Climate Change, Environment, Flora & Fauna - Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009
